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SS2 Literature in English Exam questions and Answers- 2026

1.Beauty in poetry depends mainly on

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A. vowels and consonants
B. length and theme
C. expression and rhythm
D. mood and verse form

2.A poem written or rendered in praise of a person or thing is called

A. an elegy
B. a lyric
C. a panegyric
D. an ode

3.The narrator of Invisible Man embarks on a journey in search of
A. bronze
B. gold
C. silver
D. visibility and success

4.In poetry, rhythm is created by the regular pattern of
A. vowel and consonants
B. long and short words
C. stressed and unstressed syllables
D. stress syllables and rhymes

5.The three major forms of literature are
A. tragedy, comedy, tragi-comedy
B. drama, lyric, prose fiction
C. poetry, drama, folktales
D. poetry, drama, prose

6.The choice of appropriate words to convey the thoughts of an author is called
A. idiomatic language
B. figure of speech
C. diction
D. setting

7.The novel Invisible Man was published in
A. 1952
B. 1962
C. 1972
D. 1982

8.The basic elements of drama are

A. character, plot, episode
B. dialogue, chorus, plot
C. character, action, setting
D. character, monologue, plot

9.An African author who has written plays, poems and prose is

A. Flora Nwapa
B. Zaynab Alkali
C. Chinua Achebe
D. Wole Soyinka

10.Which of the following is common to all forms of literature?

A. chorus
B. narrator
C. language
D. action

11.The state of mind of a poet can be described as

A. style
B. mood
C. setting
D. theme

12.Which of the following is a likely source of traditional poetry?

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A. fiction
B. books
C. theatre
D. songs

13.In a novel, the antagonist is

A. a fully developed character
B. a flat character
C. the main female character
D. the arch rival/hero

14.The image depicted in the extract about the earthquake is one of

A. merriment
B. happiness
C. admiration
D. destruction

15.The subject matter of the extract about the earth moving is

A. house movement
B. sea waves
C. storm
D. earthquake

16.The poetic device used in: “The birds fly high over the hills beyond the corn fields” is

A. metaphor
B. alliteration
C. assonance
D. metonymy

17.The predominant figure of speech in: “the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position” is

A. simile
B. metaphor
C. oxymoron
D. personification

18.The underlined expression in line 3 (“the faint whisper of the stream”) is

A. litotes
B. personification
C. hyperbole
D. synecdoche

19.The figure of speech underlined in line 1 (“pattering rain”) is

A. consonance
B. assonance
C. alliteration
D. onomatopoeia

20.This novel, Invisible Man, exposes the ______ of the American society

A. cooperation
B. friendliness
C. love
D. racial stratification

21.This stratification has led to the ______ of African-Americans for 300 years
A. fame

B. uplift
C. marginalization
D. respect

22.In the American society where the narrator lives, he is expected to defer to the whims of

A. blacks
B. whites
C. African-Americans
D. Eskimos

31.The invisible man had to learn through diverse experience of his invisibility as a

A. white man
B. mixed blood
C. half-caste
D. Black man

33.An example of humiliation occurs when the narrator presents a speech at the

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A. Battle Royal programme
B. Royal Battle programme
C. Clash of the Titans
D. Ore Battle

34.The black boys are made to pick fake gold pieces piled on an electrified

A. rug
B. mat
C. ground
D. top

35.______ forced the narrator and other black students to watch a white nude girl dance

A. the school principal
B. vice principal
C. the school superintendent
D. all of them

36.They all ______ one another for no just cause

A. liked
B. embraced
C. encouraged
D. fought

37.For the intervention of the school superintendent, the narrator would have been

A. loved
B. pampered
C. promoted
D. lynched

38.Who was given a scholarship to a college for blacks?

A. Mr Norton
B. Mr Trueblood
C. Mary Rambo
D. the narrator

39. The narrator was given the privilege of driving

A. Mr True blood
B. Mr Norton
C. Ras the exhorter
D. Mary Rambo

40. Who lost consciousness during a fracas at the Golden Day and was resuscitated with a bottle of whisky?

A. African–Americans
B. Africans
C. Americans
D. Mr Norton

SECTION B: Answer one question in this section

1.State the plot account of the novel Invisible Man.

2.Explain the setting of this literary work, Invisible Man.

3(a) Narrate the event of the Battle Royal.
(b) State the significance of the event.

4(a) Narrate the event of Mr Norton’s visit to Mr Trueblood.

(b) State the significance of the event.

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